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| Description | Easily add, remove and change categories on a page, with category name suggestions |
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| Source | MediaWiki:Gadget-HotCat.js |
HotCat is a gadget for Bharatpedia that makes it faster to work with categories. Once it is enabled, small controls appear next to the categories shown on a page, so an editor can add, remove or change categories directly, without opening the page for full editing.
While a category name is being typed, HotCat suggests matching names of existing categories, which helps avoid spelling mistakes and duplicate categories. Several category changes can be made one after another and are then saved together in a single edit, with an automatic edit summary listing what was changed.
HotCat does not give an account any additional permissions. It only changes categories on pages the editor could already edit.
Quick information[edit source]
- Getting started
- To enable HotCat on your Bharatpedia account, open the Gadgets section of your Preferences page and enable HotCat. Click Save at the bottom of the page. Once enabled, HotCat will load automatically when you use Bharatpedia.
- Using the controls
- On a page, each category in the category list gets small links after it. The (-) link removes that category, and the (±) link changes it. A (+) link at the end of the category list adds a new category. Changes are marked as you make them, and the Save button that appears with the controls saves all of them in one edit. The Cancel button drops the changes.
- Getting help
- If something about HotCat is unclear, ask on the talk page of this page.
- Reporting bugs or requesting features
- Bugs in the Bharatpedia version of HotCat should be reported at the technical village pump. When reporting a problem, include the browser being used, what you were trying to do, and the page where the problem occurred.
Users[edit source]
Editors who use HotCat can add the userbox {{User HotCat}} to their user page. Users who do so are listed in Category:Bharatpedia HotCat users.